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Really annoys me when I read "residents concern over noise level", The track was there before they bought their new home. If they had any concerns then WHY buy your new home where you know there will be noise from sports.

As a Redcar fan. I hope Newcastle do not finish bottom of the league, we need Northern teams to be up where we belong, at the top.

Belle Vue the weakest? What have you been smoking?

The 1-7 isn’t the team I would have picked but at the end of the day surely it’s not just about wether the averages fit but if the finances fit as well. I’m not having a go at what other supporters think the team should have been but no one knows what the club has had to pay to secure the services of both Robert and Cookie and surely there has to be a limit as to what the club can pay out in wages. Personally if it was a choice of spending silly money and winning the league or have what I call a reasonable team and be still have a team to support every week I would chose reasonably good team every time. Having said it’s not the team I would have picked I do believe that every rider can easily up their 2019 average and I’ll be there every week supporting the team 100%

Hans is not the rider he was and probably will never be again. But on his current average it would be madness not to sign him.

http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/144660 can also be seen in action in Ipswich v Norwich meeting http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/212340

Again, how many sports pride themselves on such meaningful names as "Best Pairs", "Revenge World Championship", "Overseas Final", and "Speedway of Nations"?

FIM used to present medals at all their events, not sure if they still so but as they have run offs for their events I assume they do! I am still pretty sure the 1968 and the 1969 Pairs are NOT recognised as World Finals. But as I said before, I would like to be proven wrong. I have BOTH programmes and they mention World Championship nowhere!

Only in speedway... Wouldn't you?

he broke a shoulder in Denmark but came back too quickly to ride in the GP quakifer at GLasgow. Won his first heat but stopped in his 2nd as the pain was too much. Then had a terrible crash where he hit his head bad at Peterborough and came back too soon before making a hole in the back straight fence at the same track I doubt he rode many meetings without injury or lack of confidence. All 3 were big offs.

Yes, which means it went from official to unofficial and then seemingly back to official again! I think it's only a few years ago that they decided that 1969 was official after all! Like Steve, I'm sure I saw it somewhere - would be interesting to know where! Mauger always included it in his tally - as far as he was concerned, he had the medal so it counted!

Interestingly, Peter Oakes book, "The Complete History of the British League", has this in reverse. He says, "The 1969 World [Pairs] Final is no longer recognised by the FIM even though gold medals were awarded at the time."

Hartel deserves a chance, but I would of probably gone with Spud Summers, who knows all the tracks from the off, and would be a a very solid reserve. Looking at the finished team, i'm not impressed tbh. TJ, Erik and Lewis averaged just 13.18 between them on the road, but a big 21.68 at home. What do they do... Keep them all. Replace MPT with Ty and bring in Hartel. Looks like they have no ambition at all. The engine room will be the problem again away from the AFA. Away from home, if Lambert and Cookie get 20 between them( they didn't last season), Erik, TJ and Lewis get last seasons 13, that's 33 from the top 5. Don't leave us much chance on the road.. again. Our top 2 are ok and the reserves should be ok, with scope to change if needed. For me it's the engine room again... I hope i'm proved wrong, but I was bang on before a wheel had turned last season, in saying the Stars will get nothing on the road. I will still go, pick n choose my meetings, and I wish them all the best. I'll try and cheer up by this evening

Even with a ten point start in every meeting, Newcastle will finish bottom comfortably - I hope they don't get too battered as their notoriously fickle fans will just stay away...

Fixture lists will be released in next few weeks I believe - will be some really exciting early season action to look forward to with the proposed test match GB Vs Rest of the World (featuring Nicki P maybe?), then we have the GP Qualifier in May (who would you like to see at Glasgow?) and, of course, the now annual slaying of the Monarchs too - bring it on!

Looks like it’s an Aldi signing when people were hoping for Waitrose.

Mrss don't you worry I can confirm a close club source has told me it is not him!

What a complete moron you are!

Edinburgh to walk it and muller the weej in the championship final. Masters is the strongest rider in the league by a distance IMO. Cook has had his day.

Qualifiers: 11.04 - Quali 1 - Debrečen 12.04 - Quali 2 - Pocking 17.05 - Quali 3 - Rivne 17.05 - Quali 4 - Plzen 06.06 - Challenge - Krško Finals are still to be confirmed.

If you get that side I wonder if Buster will get better comments than he got last year, when he got slaughtered. It will show he has tried at least

It’s very much a bit of fun. The important thing is to not take umbrage when somebody thinks your team will be sh ite

Given that their first matches probably won't be until May, I'd think they've got enough time -- and enough spare riders about -- to build a team.

And what else are we going to do between October and March?

That's for bellers101 or is it end101

Read the last 4 words in tsunamis last post on here... & Do as it says

Never use to be.Back in the day so to speak everyone use to like coming to Lynn because there was always a chance of getting an away win.Only when it became really grippy did we get plenty of advantage as away riders couldn't cope and basically bottled it.By all accounts they are making it less grippy next season.Will this go against our home advantage?

You can see that I had mentioned Mauger on the previous page and my discussions about this. His medal though never said "World Championship" according to the man himself!

What we have to remember is, it is the team you finish the league with rather than the one you start with (Swindon 2019). However the key issue here is that changes are made soon enough to rectify any deficiencies.

You are aware of the saying “opinions are like ar$eholes, everyone has one”? He wasn’t actually calling YOU an ar$ehole..

I think i would have rather had someone like Mountain or Kemp and spent the remaining point/s elsewhere. I wouldn't have have had Kerr, Jorgensen, Proctor or Hartel in the team. Out of the riders last year, MPT would have been better being retained than Jorgensen/Proctor/Kerr imo.

I think Steve Roberts is correct - I'm sure the FIM declared that the 1969 World Pairs championship was official a few years ago. It would be nice to find a source for that. I don't think the 1968 event has ever been considered official. It had no semi-finals, only six teams in the final, including two West German teams, and many of the top nations were not present. In '69, there were two semi-finals and a final, with seven teams in the final. The only difference to 1970 was that there were six teams in the semi-finals in '69 and seven in '70.

I‘ve said the same on the stadium thread in the “General” section. Irony being that GI are responsible for the lack of semi-viable alternative/rival in Reading. The option of a ”direct hotline to the stadium for noise complaints”....absolutely laughable.

Will barely score a point on the road and there are at least 2 teams that will win at the AFA. Imo the worst team announced so far. Very underwhelming and disappointing.

STATEMENT by Maksym Drabik's club - Sparta WROCLAW WTS Sparta Wrocław declares that it is aware of the explanatory proceedings conducted by POLADA against Maksym Drabik. However, we emphasize that no unauthorized substances have been detected in the rider’s body. POLADA did not suspend the competitor, it only asked for additional explanations in connection with the competitor's statement made during the doping control about taking substances hydrating the body a few days before the competition. This action was coordinated by a club doctor and was dictated by the state of health of the speedway rider. We declare full cooperation with POLADA in order to complete the proceedings as soon as possible. The club will not refer to media speculations or comment on matters until the investigation is completed.

You only need to look at the ahem.. "untruths and misinformation" emanating from Brandon Estates to see what the sport is up against when dealing with the greedy developers.

I don't know why anyone wouldn't want Hans back, he is certainly past his best but on a 5.79 an absolute steal in my book.

A reminder that tomorrows final round from Gillman is being streamed live at the MA website here https://www.australianspeedwaychampionships.com.au/live/ Meeting starts at 9am UK time coverage starts at 8.45am UK time Saturday morning. Should be a good battle for the overall silver and bronze rostrum places( 2 from 4)- Gold looks to be in Fricke`s hands !!

I would agree that Hartel should be given a chance but the bare facts suggest this team will struggle unless changes are made or the riders improve a lot on what they achieved last season.

How are people still engaging with these people. Ignore. We have far more substantial things to worry about. https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18147100.decision-day-next-week-new-abbey-stadium/

Yes I have read it, but unfortunately it contains a lot of nonsense . Even the photograph of the Buffalo Stadium is wrong. It pictures the "old" Velodrome Buffalo, at Neuilly-sur-Seine, which was used only for cycle races from its inauguration in 1893 until it ceased operations during the First World War. But the motorcycle dirt-track racing never took place there, it took place in the Stade-Velodrome Buffalo, at Montrouge, which was a big multi sports stadium in Paris, built in 1922, that also hosted football, and rugby, as well as cycle races on a steeply banked concrete cycle track around the outer perimeters of the cinders track, which surrounded the rugby football pitch. It could accommodate 20,000 spectators. After the war the stadium even hosted stock car races. The Stadium was demolished in 1957. To give You an indication of how the Buffalo Stadium ("Stade-Vélodrome Buffalo") looked like in the 1930s here is a picture taken during a football match there.

Away from the Showground? That showing at Swindon was nigh on embarrassing. He has commitments in all the major leagues as well as GP’s, he’s definitely NOT a rider you can rely on in the UK.

Personally I cannot think of ONE genuine reason why Reading couldn't race NL matches at Swindon! Utter madness by the BSPA! I'm almost embarrassed to call myself a speedway fan at times like these!

Riders like Andrew Tully & Matthew Wethers are pretty tall & could get round Armadale pretty well!

Missing the bit about the money that 'seems to have evaporated into thin air'. It you must try to be sarcastic and make a point to someone, try bravely to make it to the person or persons concerned. Instead of trying your usual pathetic attempt to have a go from sitting at your computer. What did Worky do to deserve you as a 'supporter'.

Looks like a Monarchs v Motherwell meeting, but part the way through it seems a couple of rider are wearing Ashfield Giants colours. Recognise Jack Young ,and some kids copying their heroes at the end. Great film https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/5853

Don't like your humour in the last sentence. If you have a problem take it up direct. With the Break-in, I believe the toe rags stole a generator , all the blowers, a couple of bikes and set fire to the contents of a container. Those wishing to help the new owners, can join and contribute to a JustGiving page that has the figure required as £500.

Sorry to bang on about this but I've been discussing this with my other half. The more we talked, the less I can understand the thinking that went into this policy. Despite the many and various bad opinions of the ruling body, often voiced at length on here, I do try, at least, to have some empathy for it's position. But sorry, on this occasion, I have not the first idea of the logic behind this crazy stance by those in charge. If the promoters, collectively, are trying to destroy racing in the third tier, this is a good first step.

I would have thought that a league with the word development in it's title, would welcome any opportunity for more youngsters to enter the sport. And retaining a homeless fan base, albeit a small one, is surely desirable.